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Sea Shepherd Hostages Return Back to Steve Irwin

18-01-2008 19:32

The two men were transferred to the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin at 0930 Hours Melbourne time (2030 Hours GMT). Both men were happy to be reunited with their shipmates and eager to return to chasing the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Oceans. Both men reported that although they were roughed up when they first boarded the whaling ship, that they were treated well during their time onboard.

NYC Protest for Sea Shepherd Hostages

17-01-2008 20:38

Activists braved the cold of New York City today to protest yesterday's kidnapping of Giles Lane and Benjamin Potts by an illegal Japanese whaling ship. They were released earlier today to the Ocean Viking (Australia's ship).

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Whalers Hands Activists Over To Australia's Ship

17-01-2008 19:00

The activists -- Australian Benjamin Potts, 28, and Briton Giles Lane, 35 -- were detained Tuesday after boarding the harpoon ship to protest Japan's whaling programme. They were handed over to Austrialia's 'Ocean Viking' earlier today.

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Sea Shepherd demo, Barcelona

17-01-2008 17:23

Demonstrators today held a protest outside the Japanese Consul in Barcelona, also delivering a letter to the General Consul demanding the immediate release of two Sea Shepherd crew members currently held hostage by Japanese whalers.

URGENT - protestors held hostage by Japanese wailing ship

15-01-2008 15:51

Whilst boarding the Japanese wailing ship to deliver a letter, two protesters from the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irving were kidnapped and held hostage. Benjamin Potts 28, an Australian citizen and Giles Lane, 35, a citizen of Great Britain are being held hostage on board the whaling vessel. Both men were assaulted and then tied to the railings of the whaler. They were then moved and tied to the radar mast by the whalers.

Fossil Fools Day, April 1st 2008

17-12-2007 14:56

Rising Tide International is calling for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2008...

FOSSIL FOOLS DAY!

Peakfood in the Yorkshire Post

05-12-2007 22:26

Yesterday

http://www.Peakfood.co.uk/ had an article published on pages 10 and 11 of The Yorkshire Post’s Country Week (thanks to Michael Hickling!) It mainly discussed price increases and the threats to future food production.

Activists target Boar restaurants and farms - South Lakeland

24-11-2007 18:21

A spokesman at Sillfield farm, which is famous for its stocks of wild boar, said that a number of vehicles had their tyres slashed and were daubed with slogans relating to animal rights such as "No Boar."

New 10-minute film on Shell in Mayo, Policing The Pollution

13-11-2007 01:19

Film:

http://current.com/items/87156551_policing_the_pollutio...water

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Castleford Tigers Support Circus Mondeo Animal Abuse

05-10-2007 00:41

CIRCUS MONDEO ARE DUE TO PITCH UP THEIR ANIMAL CIRCUS ON LAND BELONGING TO CASTLEFORD TIGERS RFLG FROM SUNDAY FOR A WEEK.

Shell to Hell, Leeds Banner Hang

15-09-2007 14:56

Yesterday morning at 8am, a banner was hung over the A58 /Leeds Inner Ring Road in solidarity with the day of action against Shell's plans for a gas pipeline & refinery in Mayo, Ireland.

Solidarity demos with Iceland in North East England

07-09-2007 09:18

I feel a need to join in the 12th September international day of action - details of why on www.savingiceland.org if you don't already know.

If you wanna join a wee demo at one of the following sites, email me or come along to the Star & Shadow cinema, Newcastle, at 6.15pm on the 11th.

Leeds Animal Day extravaganza!

21-08-2007 19:52

An event celebrating animals!

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Arrested! anti-GM protest pics

01-07-2007 22:32

Sunday July 1st. Anti-GM campaigns take protest direct to test site in Girton near Cambridge. One protester is arrested scaling the fence erected to protect the GM potato crop and another is arrested later on for alleged criminal damage.

GM Victory! Hull down! One more pota't'go!

15-06-2007 14:39

Following extensive local and national resistance, BASF (the company trialing the GM potatoes), announced last month that they would not be conducting a GM potato trial in Yorkshire this year!

Saving Europe's Last Great Wilderness From Corporate Greed TALK+NEW FILMS

09-05-2007 20:02

An activist from the Saving Iceland campaign gives talks with new films in at the Common Place in Leeds, at 5 - 6.30, Saturday 12 May.

A summer of International dissent and action against Heavy Industry - swarming around Iceland from the 6th of July 2007.

http://www.savingiceland.org/camp2007

http://www.savingiceland.org/conference

Video - You Plant, We Dig

07-05-2007 10:32

Short video of the April 21st anti-GM rally and picnic that ended with the attempted underplanting of organic potatoes in a field thought to be earmarked for a BASF GM potato crop trial in Hedon near Hull.

8 mins, 19mb, H264 encoded

Leeds Bradford airport new owner/to expand...

07-05-2007 09:50

reposted from YEP - important about planned airport expansion

M1 widening to cost £21m per mile

06-05-2007 21:45

Todays Observer contails an article about the cost of the M1 widening which is to cost £21m per mile: "Budget of huge project is now expected to exceed the annual GDP of a third of the world's countries". The first two paragraphs of the article follow, for more info see the feature article: Work Starts On M1 Widening As Protests Continue,

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/01/360616.html